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Archive for August, 2005

Workshop in Springfield

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

The Illinois Commerce Commission is holding a workshop Wednesday, August 31st in Springfield on community broadband options. There will be discussions and demonstrations of broadband over powerline (BPL), fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), wireless technologies and more. Questions, comments? Ask Nicole Friedman, WCN project manager.

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WCN comments on FCC’s spectrum policy

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sets the rules governing all broadcasting and telecommunications services in the United States. They also regulate the use of the ‘airwaves’ by allocating specific frequency bands in the spectrum to specific purposes such as AM radio, television, and cellular phone service. Most of these bands are licensed for exclusive use, […]

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Kiosk at Homan Square Community Center

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

A kiosk has recently arrived in the lobby of the Homan Square Community Center thanks to Kristin Dean and the Homan Square Community Center Foundation. The kiosk will be a resource that people walking through the lobby can use to find out more about the Wireless Community Network, Neighborhood Technology Resource Center trainings, and […]

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FCC deregulates DSL

Tuesday, August 16th, 2005

On 08/05/05, the FCC adopted new rules eliminating the “mandated sharing requirement on incumbents’ wireline broadband Internet access services”. This means that Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) will not have to open their wires for competitors any more. The FCC believes that this step will foster competition between cable and DSL broadband providers, encourage ILECs […]

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City of Chicago Wireless Task Force

Friday, August 12th, 2005

Should the City of Chicago go wireless? This question has been posed at 3 recent community hearings hosted by the City’s Wireless Task Force and attended by dozens and dozens of interested citizens. Check out CAN-TV to watch the hearings. A fourth hearing will be held this fall at City Hall. Call […]

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Edens Lost & Found

Friday, August 12th, 2005

“Edens Lost & Found” - the documentary on sustainable cities and especially the people who put effort in environmental and social projects all over Chicago. Just like the Wireless Community Network project! The film features Kristin Dean, Nicol Turner-Lee, Danielle Riley (first North Lawndale WCN participant!), and Paul Smith. It will air on PBS this […]

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Been awhile

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

It’s been a long time since we’ve updated the website, but the WCN project is alive and well. We’re still in major deployment mode, installing nodes each week and connecting more families.

Obviously a lot has happened in the world of community wireless networking since we last posted to this blog, especially on the municipal broadband […]

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